De Vries, Florence(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2008-03)

With the advent of new communication technologies, traditional journalism has continually had to adjust to new contexts. In 2006, the Western Cape daily newspaper Die Burger established a blogging section as part of its ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study examines how the decision by News24, South Africa’s biggest news website, to close down its comments facility impacted both the media product and perceptions about the state of public discourse ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study contributes towards the study of journalism in the age of social media and the role of the
news organisation in the Twitter networked public sphere. The convergence of news media and ...

Adolescent girls’ passage to womanhood is frequently exposed to a vast array of
media products. Mass communication products have become educational devices,
guiding young women towards an understanding of femininity and ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This research seeks to determine whether or not Twitter can be considered a networked public sphere which enhances the potential for deliberative democracy. It makes use of reactions to the Penny Sparrow ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigates if and how the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) uses its websites to create a public sphere. Since the end of apartheid this church and its media had to adapt to the changing environment ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In a time of uncertainty for newspapers due in part to dwindling circulation, loss of
advertising revenue and declining readership, Internet-based technologies have continued to
grow. The unprecedented ...